Colletes aberrans

Cockerell, 1897

Aberrant Cellophane Bee

Colletes aberrans is a solitary ground-nesting in the Colletidae, commonly known as the Aberrant Cellophane Bee. It is found in North America. Like other members of the Colletes, it constructs subterranean burrows lined with a cellophane-like secretion produced by abdominal glands.

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How to pronounce Colletes aberrans: //kəˈliːtiːz əˈbɛrænz//

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North America

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